Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic suffered a knee damage throughout Monday night time’s recreation in opposition to the Miami Heat, and it seems that he has prevented a worst-case situation.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Tuesday that Jokic will miss at least four weeks after hyperextending his left knee. The optimistic information is that the three-time NBA MVP doesn’t have any ligament harm, which suggests he won’t should endure surgical procedure.
Jokic had his left knee buckle awkwardly underneath him after he had his foot stepped on by Warmth ahead Jaime Jaquez Jr. late within the second quarter of Miami’s 147-123 win over the Nuggets on Monday night time. Jokic clutched at his left knee and seemed to be in important ache, which left followers fearing the worst. He was capable of hobble off the courtroom underneath his personal energy.
Nikola Jokic is off to a historic begin
Jokic has exceeded even his personal lofty requirements throughout the early a part of the 2025-26 season. The seven-time NBA All-Star is averaging 29.6 factors, 12.2 rebounds and 11.0 assists per recreation. The factors and assists are each career-high marks for Jokic.
In a Christmas Day win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Jokic grew to become simply the second participant in NBA historical past to have a recreation with a minimum of 50 factors, 15 rebounds and 15 assists. He completed with 56 factors, 16 rebounds and 15 assists in Denver’s 142-128 time beyond regulation win.
Jokic had 21 factors, eight assists and 5 rebounds in lower than a full half in opposition to Miami on Monday night time. The Nuggets have been outscored 84-60 within the second half, which illustrated simply how vital Jokic is to the workforce.
Nuggets have been bitten exhausting by the damage bug
With Jokic now anticipated to overlook time, the Nuggets are down 4 starters. Star ahead Aaron Gordon has been sidelined since Nov. 21 with a hamstring damage. Guard Christian Braun has additionally missed greater than a month due to an ankle sprain. Ahead Cameron Johnson suffered a proper knee contusion on Dec. 23 and won’t be reevaluated for a minimum of one other month.
Even with all of the accidents, the Nuggets are 22-10 and in third place within the Western Convention. Their possibilities of contending for a title would have all however evaporated had Jokic suffered a season-ending damage, so the information on Tuesday was nearly as good as Denver might have hoped for.
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